Article content
This winter was exceptionally mild, so we fear an increased occurrence of various types of insects and spiders, such as mosquitoes, flies, moths and ticks.
This plant effectively repels insects and spiders, so if you have it in your garden, there will be fewer of them.
Its dried flowers can be used for bouquets, but also for scented sachets to repel insects and spiders
Its beautiful yellow flowers look very good in dried bouquets and their scent repels moths, ticks, mosquitoes and flies.
It has no special requirements, it grows everywhere like a weed
It is even an invasive plant and its growth in the garden should be controlled.
But it requires no care – not even for the winter.
Just sow the seeds or plant by dividing a clump of a mature plant
Seeds can be purchased. If you sow them now, in a month you can enjoy their beautiful yellow flowers.
That will deter many insects and ticks
It contains active substances that repel ticks and other parasites and destroy bacteria, viruses and fungi.
Tansy is a medicinal but poisonous plant
Tansy is used in many medical preparations for internal and external use and also in herbal medicine. It should not be consumed, however, because of its thujone content, which can be too poisonous for us.
